TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: John Morgan, Director Environmental Services
THROUGH: Donald B. Cooper, City Manager
DATE: April 5, 2016
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SERVICE AUTHORIZATION NO. 12-10 WITH WANTMAN GROUP, INC. FOR THE N.E. 2ND AVENUE/SEACREST BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT PHASE II
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to Approve Service Authorization No. 12-10 with Wantman Group, Inc. for design services for the N.E. 2nd Avenue / Seacrest Beautification Project Phase II (Project No. 16-032) in the amount not to exceed $169,004.50.
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Background:
The beautification of NE 2nd Avenue (aka Seacrest Boulevard) between NE 4th Street to Gulfstream Boulevard is being implemented in four phases in order to maximize the grant dollars available from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Transportation Enhancement Program. The objectives of the project are to enhance functionality of an important City collector into downtown Delray Beach, address pedestrian and bicycle safety concerns, and provide a complete streetscape. The City of Delray Beach and Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) acknowledged the need for beautification and other necessary improvements through the development of the Seacrest/Del-Ida Park Neighborhood Plan which was adopted by the City Commission on March 3, 1998. The City’s Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan as well as the Metropolitan Planning Organizations’s Master Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan recommends the provision of bicycle facilities along the NE 2nd Avenue corridor which includes the proposed project area.
On January 26, 2012, the City received Federal Funding through the for the initial Phase (NE 4th Street to George Bush Boulevard) in the amount of $698,340 for construction with the CRA providing the remaining construction funds. The initial construction phase is anticipated to start in June 2016.
On April 23, 2014, the City received Federal Funding through the FDOT Transportation Enhancement Program for Phase 1 (George Bush Boulevard to NE 13th Street) in the amount of $250,550 for construction with the City providing the remaining construction funds. The City funded the professional design services in the amount of $106,607.88 with Wantman Group, Inc. under S.A. #12-06 that was approved by City Commission on February 27, 2015. Phase 1 (Project #14-071) is currently under design and construction is anticipated to start in 2017.
The Engineering Division recommends awarding the service authorization to the Wantman Group, Inc. to maintain continuity in the design services for NE 2nd Avenue / Seacrest Phase II Project (from NE 13th Street north to NE 22nd Street), This service authorization is for the engineering design, surveying, geotechnical, permitting, cultural resources assessment, environmental assessment and bidding / negotiation services for the above referenced Transportation Enhancement Program and includes the following components:
a) Reduction in travel lane width
b) Sidewalks
c) Dedicated bike lanes
d) Brick paver crosswalks
Negotiations regarding the number of hours related to the scope of services were finalized in a Sunshine Meeting on February 26, 2016.
City Attorney Review:
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency.
Finance Department Review:
Finance recommends approval.
Funding Source:
Funding in the amount not to exceed $169,004.50 is available from the following accounts:
1) 448-5461-538.68-78 for $50,000 (Storm Water Utility: Other Improvement/NE 2 Ave-Secrest Beaut.)
2) 442-5178-536.68-78 for $25,000 (Water and Sewer: Improvements Other/NE 2 Ave-Seacrest Beaut.)
3) 001-2911-519.31-30 for $94,004.50 (General Fund Engineering: Professional Services/Engineering Architectural)
Timing of Request:
This is time sensitive as FDOT sets the schedule and the first deliverable is due September 2016.